Description
cerebral atherosclerosis: Vascular diseases characterized by thickening and hardening of the walls of ARTERIES inside the SKULL. There are three subtypes: (1) atherosclerosis with fatty deposits in the ARTERIAL INTIMA; (2) Monckeberg's sclerosis with calcium deposits in the media and (3) arteriolosclerosis involving the small caliber arteries. Clinical signs include HEADACHE; CONFUSION; transient blindness (AMAUROSIS FUGAX); speech impairment; and HEMIPARESIS.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode |
I9_CERATHER |
| Hospital Discharge registry |
ICD-10: I672, ICD-8: 437 |
| Cause of Death registry |
ICD-10: I672, ICD-8: 437 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy |
3 |
| First defined in version |
DF2 |
Ontology